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Tessa Tangent
I write and I often go off at tangents in speech. Tessa Tangent's my nickname and, at home, I'm called Tessa more than I am my real name, Heather. In the 90s, I had short stories published in magazines like Ludus and For Women. I received acceptance slips from Pat Heard asking me to submit more. I also won a cherished second prize in a BBC travel writing competition, was the writer of a newsletter for a dry ski slope and had a newspaper article about the slope published, amongst other small writerly triumphs. Then something stopped me from writing...
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Unsnarkism: How To Be Happy In 5 Easy Steps
Sometimes, I have quite enough of cynicism, snark, or whatever they want to call it – particularly on the internet and on tv. So I step away. A short while ago, the writer, Rebecca Bradley, wrote this post. Well, joy … Continue reading
Posted in Depression and Anxiety, Life's Rich Tapestry, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, Danny Penman, depression, Getting Out Of Self, happiness, Heather Mitchell, how to be happy, inspiration, John Kabat-Zinn, Know Thyself, life, little things, Mark Williams, mindfulness, putting something on your head, reading, regret, Self, Tessa Tangent, worry, writing
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